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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 10, 2022

527 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $167.56/cwt -2.94 vs last sale · ≈ $690/hd at 412 lb · 28 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $149.91/cwt +2.91 vs last sale · ≈ $848/hd at 566 lb · 27 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $151.12/cwt -3.33 vs last sale · ≈ $774/hd at 512 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 527 725 661
Feeder cattle 407 585 576
Slaughter cattle 100 91 70
Replacement cattle 20 49 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 1.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 10 195.00 $195.00 $741 -8.00
442–446 443 10 176.00–184.00 $181.58 $804 —
505–538 512 10 161.00–164.50 $163.76 $838 -11.24
577 577 7 160.00 $160.00 $923 —
633–638 636 16 150.00–156.50 $152.02 $967 +2.02
680 680 8 141.00 $141.00 $959 —
704–745 711 6 135.00–140.00 $139.13 $989 -0.87
754–773 764 16 137.00–143.00 $139.96 $1,069 —
835 835 2 137.00 $137.00 $1,144 -5.50
925 925 2 116.00 $116.00 $1,073 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 157.00 $157.00 $628 —
520 520 3 135.00 $135.00 $702 -12.00
585 585 2 135.00 $135.00 $790 -21.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364–396 381 11 174.75–176.00 $175.29 $668 +4.56
407–428 412 28 166.00–172.00 $167.56 $690 -2.94
463–488 473 15 152.00–156.00 $154.35 $730 -5.65
511–513 512 26 145.50–157.00 $151.12 $774 -3.33
555–582 566 27 147.50–154.50 $149.91 $848 +2.91
610–644 635 14 134.50–137.00 $135.20 $859 -12.30
662 662 6 135.50 $135.50 $897 +3.50
700 700 13 130.00 $130.00 $910 —
775–790 779 4 114.00–115.00 $114.75 $894 -17.71
900 900 1 107.00 $107.00 $963 -17.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 156.00 $156.00 $437 —
336 336 5 155.00 $155.00 $521 +14.44
355 355 1 151.00 $151.00 $536 -9.40
445 445 1 150.00 $150.00 $668 -11.62
491 491 8 147.00 $147.00 $722 -4.52
555 555 1 131.00 $131.00 $727 —
630 630 1 123.00 $123.00 $775 -14.00
855 855 1 100.00 $100.00 $855 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 13 180.00 $180.00 $617 -13.00
421–425 424 10 167.00–172.00 $169.39 $718 -11.93
466 466 10 167.50 $167.50 $781 -4.50
505–545 521 22 152.50–160.00 $157.33 $820 -7.67
567 567 11 156.50 $156.50 $887 ±0.00
635 635 3 144.50 $144.50 $918 -3.00
695 695 1 129.00 $129.00 $897 —
711 711 8 131.50 $131.50 $935 -2.50
768 768 3 128.50 $128.50 $987 —
940 940 3 108.00 $108.00 $1,015 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 2 152.50 $152.50 $560 -24.50
500–548 532 3 138.00–139.00 $138.69 $738 -17.81
625 625 1 125.00 $125.00 $781 -20.25
700 700 1 115.00 $115.00 $805 —
967 967 2 94.00 $94.00 $909 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1375 1375 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1425 1259 80-85% 8 84.00–90.00 $86.30 $1,087 —
1155–1435 1306 80-85% 4 63.00–70.00 $66.69 $871 -12.52
1135–1421 1327 80-85% 54 74.50–82.75 $80.16 $1,064 +0.95
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670–942 908 85-90% 8 82.00–85.00 $82.28 $747 +23.68
870–985 928 85-90% 2 62.00–68.00 $64.81 $601 +6.21
955 955 85-90% 1 55.00 $55.00 $525 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1485 1485 75-80% 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,485 —
1485–1735 1570 75-80% 9 74.00–77.00 $75.30 $1,182 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1430 1290 2 100.00–107.00 $103.88 $1,340 —
1565 1565 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,894 —
1380–2100 1699 9 110.00–118.00 $113.69 $1,932 +3.39

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 620.00 $620.00
900–1200 1030 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 600.00–1,090.00 $846.60
900–1350 1094 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 610.00–975.00 $807.09

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 790.00 $790.00
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1175 1175 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 880.00 $880.00 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.